CONVOLVULACEJE. XXIX. EVOLVULUS. 



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Vistnu-Glandi, Rheed. mal. 11. p. 131. t. 64. Flowers blue. 

 In Ceylon, this plant has the name of I'isnugarandi, from the 

 Malabar deity Visnu and Garandi, which signifies the dysentery. 

 It is reputed to be a sovereign remedy in that disorder, ex Burro. 

 Chickxeed-like Evolvulus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1733. PL 

 procumbent. 



3 E. VILLOSUS (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 30. t. 235. f. b.) 

 diffuse, villous; branches ascending; lower leaves ovate-ellip- 

 tic : uppermost floral ones minute ; peduncles 1-2-flowered, 

 longer than the leaves. ^. S. Native of Peru, on sandy hills ; 

 and of New Holland, within the tropic. R. Br. prod. p. 489. 

 Nearly allied to E. ahinoides. Bracteas subulate. Corolla blue, 

 spreading. Calyxes ciliated. 



far. ,i, lance'olatus (Poir. diet. 3. p. 459.) leaves lanceolate, 

 nearly glabrous ; peduncles 1 -flowered, shorter than the ?eaves. 

 ~H . S. Corolla pale blue, rather large. 



f'illous Evolvulus. PL procumbent. 



4 E. SUMXDLA'KIL-S (Lin. spec. p. 391. Swartz, obs. p. 118.) 

 stems branched, beset with short hairs, creeping, downy ; leaves 

 roundish-oval, retuse or emarginate ; flowers solitary or 3 toge- 

 ther, pedunculate, shorter than the leaves. If. . S. Native of 

 Jamaica and Barbadoes, in meadows : as well as on the banks 

 of the Mis = issippi. Lam. diet. 3. p. 539. Jacq. amer. pict. t. 

 260. f. 23. Conv. nummularius, Lin. spec. ed. 1st. 157. 

 Sloane, jam. hisl. 1. p. 157. t. 99. f. 2. Leaves hardly larger 

 than those of Anagdllis tenella. Calyx hairy. Corolla pale 

 blue, but white, ex Swartz. Peduncles capillary, downy. 



Money-itort-leaced Evolvulus. Fl. Oct. Clt. 1816. PL 

 trailing. 



5 E. VERONic.EFOLirs (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 

 117. t. 215.) stems creeping, pilose ; leaves petiolate, nearly or- 

 bicular, somewhat retuse, cordate, smoothish ; peduncles 1- 

 flowered, about equal in length to the leaves. ]/ . S. Native of 

 New Granada, in temperate places, near Guadua. Nearly allied 

 to E. nummularius. Calvcine segments oblong-lanceolate, acu- 

 minated, equal, with pilosely ciliated edges. Yourg leaves 

 pilose on the nerves beneath. Peduncles pilose. Corolla pale 

 blue; limb 5-toothed. Capsule 1 -celled, 1-3-seeded. 



Speedirell-leaced Evolvulus. PL creeping. 



6 E. LisiFotius (Lin. spec. 392. syst. 299. amoen. acad. 4. p. 

 306.) erect, villous ; leaves linear-lanceolate, nearly sessile ; 

 peduncles 1-3-flowered, a little longer than the leaves; styles 

 4, approximating by pairs. Q. S. Native of Jamaica, St. 

 Thomas's ; and New Holland, within the tropic. Lam. ill. 

 t. 216. f. 1. Conv. linifolius, Kniph. cent. 11. no. 26. Brown, 

 jam. p. 152. t. 10. f. 2. Leaves canescent. Corolla rather 

 tubular, blue, small. 



Flax-leated Evolvulus. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1782. PL | ft. 



7 E. DECC'MBESS (R. Br. prod. p. 489.) plant prostrate, vil- 

 lous ; leaves linear-lanceolate, nearly sessile ; peduncles usually 

 1 -flowered, a little longer than the leaves ; styles 2, bipartite. 

 O- ? S. Native of New Holland, within the tropic. Corollas 

 blue? 



Decumbent Evolvulus. PL decumbent. 



8 E. JAVA'SICCS (Blum, bijdr. p. 724.) leaves linear-lanceo- 

 late, sessile, clothed with silky villi ; peduncles 1-flowered, bi- 

 bracteate, length of leaves: stems woody at bottom. I/. S. 

 Native of Java, on the top of Mount Gede. 



Jata Evolvulus. Fl. February. PL trailing ? 



9 E. DE'BILIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. et spec. 3. p. 115.) 

 stems elongated, filiform, procumbent, pilose ; leaves on short 

 petioles, oblong, somewhat acuminated, silky from hairs on both 

 surface^ ; peduncles usually 2-flowered, much exceeding the 

 leaves. "U. S. Native at the foot of the Andes, about Quin- 

 diu, near Ibague ; of Mexico, near Jalapa, and near Hacienda 

 de la Laguna. E. filiformis, Willd. herb. Nearly allied to E. 

 itnifblius. Root woody, creeping. Peduncles and pedicels 



clothed with silky down. Capsule 2-seeded. Corolla un- 

 known. 



Weak Evolvnlus. PL procumbent. 



10 E. SERICECS (Swartz, prod. p. 55. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 576.) 

 stems filiform, glabrous, or downy, procumbent ; leaves lanceo- 

 late, sessile, silky beneath; peduncles short, 1-flowered. 

 S. Native of Jamaica, in arid, sandy places ; and of Mexico, 

 near Jalapa. Brown, jam. p. 153. no. 3. t. 10. f. 3. Very like 

 E. linifolius. Leaves acutish, 3-nerved. Calyx silky outside ; 

 segments lanceolate, acute, with recurved tops. Corolla white, 

 with a short tube, and a 5-parted, spreading limb ; segments 

 acute. Anthers blue. Capsule silky, 2-celled, many-seeded. 



Silky Evolvulus. PL procumbent. 



11 E. AZUKEDS (Schum. pi. guin. p. 166.) pilose; leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, silky beneath ; stems procumbent, fili- 

 form ; peduncles 1-flowered, with a bibracteate joint towards 

 the flower; calyx villous, with lanceolate segments. Q. S. 

 Native of Guinea. Corolla rotate, blue, size of those of dna- 

 gdltis caeriilea. Capsule globose, glabrous, 1-celled, 4-seeded. 

 Styles 4. Stigmas simple. 



Azure-blue Evolvulus. PL procumbent. 



12 E. CCSPIDA'TCS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 116.) stems pro- 

 cumbent, clothed with silky villi ; leaves nearly sessile, oblong, 

 cuspidately mucronate, clothed with silky villi on both surfaces, 

 hoary ; flowers nearly sessile, shorter than the leaves. TJ. . S. 

 Native about the Orinoco, in sandy places near Angostura and 

 Villa Farrera. Calyx clothed with silky villi; segments lanceo- 

 late, acuminately subulate, equal. Corolla unknown. Perhaps 

 the same as the preceding. 



Cuspidate-leaved Evolvulus. PL procumbent. 



13 E. COMMERSOMI (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 6. p. 197.) 

 stems slender, shrubby at bottom ; leaves small, linear-lanceo- 

 late, silky beneath : lower ones lanceolate-oval ; flowers axil- 

 lary, almost sessile, solitary. O- ? S. Native of Monte Video. 

 E." sericeus, Poir. diet. 3. p. 586. Pere. ench. 1. p. 288. 

 Flowers white. 



Commerson's Evolvulus. PL procumbent. 



14 E. IXCA'XUS (Pers. ench. 1. p. 288. H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. 3. p. 116.) stems tufted, diffuse, silky; leaves on 

 short petioles, oblong-lanceolate, somewhat falcate, clothed with 

 silky, silvery down on both surfaces; peduncles 1-flowered, 

 equal in length to the leaves, or longer, fj . S. Native of 

 Quito, among rubbish on the banks of the river Guallabamba. 

 E. sericeus, Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 30. t. 252. f. 1. Calyx 

 clothed with silvery, silky down ; segments lanceolate-subulate. 

 Corollas blue. Capsule 1-4-seeded. 



Hoary Evolvulus. PL procumbent. 



1 5 E. ARGE'KTEUS (R. Br. prod. 489.) plant diffuse, hoary ; 

 branches elongated, undivided; leaves lanceolate-ovate, nearly 

 sessile, acute, silvery; peduncles 1-flowered, about equal in 

 length to the leaves. C . ? S. Native of New Holland, within 

 the tropic, on the sea shore. Very nearly allied to E. incanus ; 

 but the leaves of that species are broader, ovate, and petio- 

 late. 



Silvery Evolvulus. PL diffuse. 



16 E. HOLOSERICEUS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 116.) procum- 

 bent ; leaves sessile, oblong, acute, glabrous above, silvery and 

 silky beneath ; flowers axillary, sessile. J; . S. Native of 

 New Granada, in fields ; in La Culsta de Toluca ; and near 

 Ibague. Stem beset with silky hairs, as well as the calyx. 

 Corolla blue. 



Jf hole-silky Evolvulus. PL procumbent. 



1 7 E. ASGCSTI'SSIMCS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 1 1 6.) stems 

 rather procumbent, clothed with silky down ; leaves sessile, 

 linear-lanceolate, acuminately cuspidate, glabrous above, and 

 clothed with silky hairs beneath ; flowers almost sessile, shorter 

 than the leaves. %. S. Native along with E. cutpidatus. 



